CBP / BPA CBP Technology & Intelligence Systems 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the function of CBP's Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) technology at ports of entry?
- Identifying travelers with outstanding warrants
- Scanning cargo and vehicles using X-ray or gamma-ray imaging without unloading them (Correct answer)
- Performing chemical analysis of soil samples
- Detecting weapons through millimeter-wave body scanning
Correct answer: Scanning cargo and vehicles using X-ray or gamma-ray imaging without unloading them
NII technologies like X-ray and gamma-ray systems allow CBP to inspect the contents of cargo containers and vehicles without physically unloading them.
Question 2: CBP's TECS (Treasury Enforcement Communications System) is primarily used by officers to perform which task?
- Submit payroll and benefits requests
- Query law enforcement databases for lookouts, warrants, and enforcement records (Correct answer)
- File customs duty payments electronically
- Coordinate port construction and infrastructure projects
Correct answer: Query law enforcement databases for lookouts, warrants, and enforcement records
TECS is CBP's primary law enforcement database system used to query lookout records, warrants, and prior enforcement history on travelers and vehicles.
Question 3: License Plate Readers (LPRs) deployed by CBP at land ports of entry are used to accomplish which goal?
- Collect state toll revenue for border infrastructure
- Automatically check vehicle plates against law enforcement databases as vehicles approach (Correct answer)
- Record mileage for CBP vehicle fleet management
- Verify vehicle registration status for Mexican carriers
Correct answer: Automatically check vehicle plates against law enforcement databases as vehicles approach
LPRs automatically scan and query vehicle license plates against enforcement databases, alerting officers to wanted vehicles or previously flagged travelers.
Question 4: What does CBP's 'entry/exit' biometric program specifically aim to accomplish for national security?
- Replace all passport-based travel with digital IDs
- Record biometrics of all persons entering AND exiting to identify visa overstays and wanted persons (Correct answer)
- Accelerate processing at busy international airports
- Create a universal traveler profile for all DHS agencies
Correct answer: Record biometrics of all persons entering AND exiting to identify visa overstays and wanted persons
CBP's biometric entry/exit program collects biometrics at both arrival and departure to identify visa overstays and match travelers against watchlists.
Question 5: CBP uses radiation portal monitors (RPMs) at ports of entry to detect which type of threat?
- Biological pathogens in food shipments
- Radiological and nuclear materials that could be used in weapons (Correct answer)
- Chemical weapons precursors in industrial shipments
- Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) devices
Correct answer: Radiological and nuclear materials that could be used in weapons
RPMs scan vehicles and cargo for radioactive or nuclear materials to prevent the smuggling of radiological or nuclear weapons materials into the U.S.
Question 6: Which CBP intelligence-sharing program connects air carriers' passenger data with law enforcement and intelligence community watchlists?
- Secure Flight (TSA program)
- Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS) (Correct answer)
- Passenger Identification Verification (PIV)
- Global Entry Interoperability System
Correct answer: Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS)
APIS requires air carriers to submit passenger data to CBP before departure, which is checked against watchlists maintained by CBP and the intelligence community.
CBP / BPA CBP Technology & Intelligence Systems 2
What is the function of CBP's Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) technology at ports of entry?